She Chicago

SHE is an after-school organization designed to educate and empower high school aged young women as they evolve into phenomenal women of tomorrow. Our name is an acronym for Strong. Humble. Empowered…as we believe that these are 3 traits that every woman should embody. SHE’s curriculum is designed to span over a 10 month school year, allocating one day per week to meetings and/or sessions with outside contributors. The organization consists of three pillars which reflect the meaning of the acronym: Strength, Humility and Empowerment. Each pillar examines 3 key characteristics that will help our girls to become well rounded and compassionate women. The pillar of Strength focuses on Integrity, Patience and Self-Control as indicators of inner fortitude that project outwardly through our sense of social and self awareness, health and beauty and dedication to our college and career ambitions. Humility focuses on Goodness, Kindness and Gentleness in order to harness our girls’ sense of compassion, helping them to understand humility as a vehicle that drives our service to humanity. Our third and final pillar of Empowerment is all about the transference of positive energy through Love, Joy and Peace. This strand takes seemingly faint characteristics and transforms them into fuel for the development of internal happiness and wholeness. SHE navigates our pillars through three focus strands: Social and Self Awareness, Health and Beauty, and College and Career Readiness. Each strand uses its lens to strategically highlight meaningful topics, ultimately working together to produce young women who are ready for the real world.